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PROSPECTS<br />
The current year 2008 is expected to be a<br />
challenging year for the Group with concerns of a<br />
general economic slowdown and serious inflationary<br />
pressures. The Malaysian Institute of Economic<br />
Research forecasts a slower economic growth of<br />
between 4% and 5% and this is expected to affect<br />
overall advertising expenditure. Meanwhile, printing<br />
material costs, especially newsprint, are escalating.<br />
Newsprint, which is experiencing supply shortage<br />
and sharply rising prices remain an urgent case of<br />
concern among publishers.<br />
The government’s anti-dumping duties on import<br />
of newsprint from certain major supply countries<br />
puts Malaysian publishers at a major disadvantage<br />
in sourcing supplies and publishers are hopeful<br />
the Ministry of International Trade and Industry will<br />
be more sensitive when the matter comes up for<br />
review in September this year.<br />
Against this backdrop of watchful caution on the<br />
anticipated slowdown, we remain committed to<br />
delivering value to our shareholders, readers and<br />
advertisers whilst focusing on effective management<br />
of costs and assets and are hopeful of maintaining<br />
another set of creditable results in 2008.<br />
PROSPEK<br />
Tahun 2008 dijangka akan berupa suatu tahun<br />
penuh cabaran bagi Kumpulan akibat kebimbangan<br />
tentang kelembapan umum ekonomi dan tekanan<br />
inflasi yang serius. Institut Penyelidikan Ekonomi<br />
Malaysia meramalkan pertumbuhan ekonomi<br />
yang lebih perlahan iaitu di antara 4% hingga<br />
5% dan ini dijangka akan memberi kesan ke<br />
atas perbelanjaan pengiklanan keseluruhannya.<br />
Disamping itu, kos bahan percetakan, khususnya<br />
kertas akhbar, kian meningkat. Kekurangan bekalan<br />
dan kenaikan harga mendadak kertas akhbar<br />
menjadi kebimbangan utama penerbit-penerbit pada<br />
masa ini.<br />
Duti anti lambakan kerajaan ke atas import kertas<br />
akhbar daripada negara-negara pembekal tertentu<br />
meletakkan penerbit-penerbit Malaysia di dalam<br />
keadaan yang amat meruncing dalam memperolehi<br />
bekalan. Penerbit-penerbit mengharapkan<br />
Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan<br />
Industri akan lebih sensitif terhadap masalah ini<br />
semasa kajian semula isu ini pada bulan September<br />
tahun ini.<br />
Di dalam keadaan berhati-hati terhadap kelembapan<br />
yang dijangkakan, kami tetap komited kepada<br />
pemberian nilai kepada para pemegang saham,<br />
pembaca dan pengiklan di samping menumpukan<br />
perhatian ke atas pengurusan kos dan aset yang<br />
berkesan dan berharap dapat mengekalkan<br />
pencapaian-pencapaian yang membanggakan<br />
bagi tahun 2008 kelak.<br />
MSC Malaysia Cybercity @ Penang conference<br />
Token of Appreciation for The Star as<br />
official media of The BrandLaureate-SMEs<br />
Chapter Award 2007<br />
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